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Entries / Alkonost, publishing house, 1918-1923

Alkonost, publishing house, 1918-1923


Categories / Literature. Book Publishing/Publishing Houses

ALKONOST, a private publishing house established in 1918 by S.M. Alyansky for publication of symbolist works; it was named after the mythological bird. The publishing house was located at 1 Kolokolnaya Street and was partially assisted by the People's Comissariat for Education. Alkonost published almost all the post-Revolutionary works of A.A. Blok (including the first separate edition of his poem The Twelve with the illustrations by artist Y.P. Annenkov, who designed the publisher's mark of Alkonost), books of A. Bely, Vyach.I. Ivanov, K. Erberg (K.A. Syunnerberg), A.M. Remizov, A.A. Akhmatova, R.V. Ivanov-Razumnik, almanacs Zapiski Mechtateley (Parts 1-6, 1919-22) and Serapionovy Bratya (1922). Books published by Alkonost were remarkable for their original design (artists A.Y. Golovin, V.D. Zamiraylo, N.N. Kupreyanov, A.N. Leo et al.). In 1922 the publication of a number of editions was transferred to Germany, until the publishing house ceased to exist in 1923. Altogether, Alkonost issued 58 titles.

References: Алянский С. М. Встречи с Александром Блоком. М., 1972; Глейзер М. М. Издательство "Алконост", 1918-1923: Крат. ист.-книговед. очерк: Изд.-библиогр. кат. Л., 1990.

T. M. Dvinyatina.

Persons
Akhmatova Anna Andreevna
Alyansky Samuil Mironovich
Annenkov Yury Pavlovich
Bely Andrey (real name Bugaev Boris Nikolaevich)
Blok G.P.
Erberg (Syunnerberg) Konstantin Alexandrovich
Golovin Alexander Yakovlevich
Ivanov Vyacheslav Ivanovich
Ivanov-Razumnik (real name Razumnik Vasilievich Ivanov)
Kupreyanov Nikolay Nikolaevich
Leo A.N.
Remizov Alexey Mikhailovich
Zamiraylo Viktor Dmitrievich

Addresses
Kolokolnaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 1

Bibliographies
Глейзер М. М. Издательство «Алконост», 1918-1923: Крат. ист.-книговедч. очерк: Изд.-библиогр. кат. Л., 1990
Алянский С.М. Встречи с Александром Блоком. М., 1972

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